Le Corbusier
The Monastery of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette
Eveux, France
“Create a silent dwelling for one hundred bodies and one hundred hearts”.
Such was the prayer that Father Marie-Alain Couturier offered up to Le Corbusier whom he regarded as “the greatest living architect”.
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Built by Le Corbusier in 1953 under the express wishes of the Dominicans, the Priory of La Tourette is both a masterpiece of architecture and a living witness to the cultural heritage of the 20th century.
A monument that has been lived in for over forty years, the Priory welcomes visitors, architects, architecture lovers, and students form all over the world. Thousands of people stay there every year.
La Tourette is today a meeting place of different disciplines connected to the human sciences and philosophy.
Concrete cracking, defective insulation and dangerously installed electricity, calls for a complete restoration of La Tourette .
Visitors, architects and lovers of architecture, it is you that are sensible to the force, the atmosphere and the animated life that this building invokes. L’Association des Amis de La Tourette in charge of collecting the funds for this endeavour needs you.
La Tourette needs your help...
Photo: L’Association des Amis de La Tourette
Couvent Dominicain Sainte-Marie de La Tourette Fondation Le Corbusier
December 24, 2001
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